The invention relates to an optical transmitting module which has at least one first semiconductor chip which in each case has at least one vertical light-emitting semiconductor component which is designed for transmitting data and/or signals, and which has at least one second semiconductor chip which has a semiconductor switching device which is provided for the purpose of switching the vertical light-emitting semiconductor component, the first semiconductor chip(s) and the second semiconductor chip(s) being embedded jointly in a single housing.